Rescue Equipment
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Every lifeguard must possess certain physical skills in order to perform the duties of the job. In addition to these physical skills, lifeguards are provided with specialized equipment designed to assist the lifeguard in protecting lives.
EMILY (Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard) With a history of striving for excellence with innovative and new safer cost effective ways to perform their mission, the Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguard Division was the first entity in the country to experiment with a remotely operated motorized rescue buoy system now known as EMILY the Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard which was funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The first experimental trials began in April 2010. The cutting edge effort performed with Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel formed the foundation for the EMILY system which has since been deployed in various locations around the country. This progressive work has drawn great attention and interest of news media and the respect of the public all around the country and internationally around the world.
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